‘You Have to Improvise’ — Carmen McRae Quote Tee | Wear Words Typographic Statement Tee — Oversized Tee

“You have to improvise. You have to have something of your own that has to do with that song.” Carmen McRae said this to DownBeat in June 1991, near the end of five decades spent rewriting songbook standards on the fly. Her test for jazz was simple and strict: bring something of your own to the song, or you are only reciting it.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).